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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by LOFTING, Hugh
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated throughout by Lofting, along with a color frontispiece. Orange boards with title and decorations in blue with tipped-on color illustration on the front board. About fine with hint of wear at the spine ends and small wrinkle on the cloth in a good or better dust jacket expertly repaired at the folds, light toning, and some small tears, perimeter nicks and chips on the spine. Inscribed by the author: "for Betty Lou Burns with the Author's warm regards, Hugh Lofting." Additionally, Lofting has drawn a small self-portrait at the bottom of the page that he's captioned: "Myself at the age of 20." A wonderful inscribed copy of the first book of the hugely popular children's book series with its rare dust jacket and an original illustration by the author.
Synopsis
The Story of Doctor Dolittle is a 1920 book about Doctor John Dolittle and his animals. This book is the first in a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle is a doctor who can speak with the animals in their own languages. He starts treating animals instead of human patients.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 469401
- Title
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Author
- LOFTING, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Children'sBook, Art/Illustration
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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